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Re:Ask HN: What are forgotten topics in computing that deser... by bjourne on Friday November 06, 2026 @04:27AM (#50390127)
I think I have a very simple fix that solves fragmentation. Force the size of every buffer and every array to be a power of two. What do you think?
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Re:Ask HN: What are forgotten topics in computing that deser... by romesmoke on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:22AM (#50391513)
I think your fix suffers from severe internal fragmentation.
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